Tv Tuner For Premium Audio Icc

[Guest Isher]

Hi,

I was thinking a while back about a mod that I would like to see for the ICC and was wondering if someone out there with more knowledge than I could comment ion its feasibility.

As I understand it, the colour ICC is used by the GPS navigation system to display maps. These maps are held on a DVD, read by the GPS Nav DVD reader. Thus I am assuming that the ICC has some capability to accept a TV picture input (DVD output, eg, composite video or RGB) to display the maps.

If this is the case, surely there must be some way we could jerry-rig a cheap TV receiver, output it to the ICC GPS Nav input and get TV on the ICC? (Albeit at a reduced resolution or poor picture quality).

I suspect that the ICC was probably not designed to handle very high resolutions anyway, judging from the pixilated graphics used at the moment.

Which raises a second question: Is it possible to swap/burn/Program a ROM in the ICC to change its look/colour?

Anyone out there with a better understanding of the ICC and TV electronics willing to shed any light on the possibility of these ideas? Am I crazy for thinking this? Is it possible?

Regards,

Isher

[Turbo6man]

Have you tried a search? I seem to remember quite a while back some detailed technical discussion about this and the conclusion was that it couldn't be achieved.

[aaronmihe]

Wiring diagrams would be the place to start for info... As far as I can tell from just reading about the options and how they get integrated... The car must have the colour screen in it for the ICC + Nav combo...

Thhat confirms the screens are common. The screen is probably a 'common' TFT size and as such there's probably a common driver interface available. The 'trick' would probably be in linking it to an external source and switching between them. That's probably embeded int eh control board mounted directly tot eh back of the ICC screen (well it's what I would do for ease of assembly on the production line)...

I guess it will probably be learnt in good time as people start getting into wrecks and can cut apart units for 'testing'....

[Guest P'cisT]

There is already a aftermarket DVD player and Sat Nav available for use with the Premium Sound colour screen.

However ,it was about $5k.

[Cashie]

There is already a aftermarket DVD player and Sat Nav available for use with the Premium Sound colour screen.

However ,it was about $5k.

Do you have any more info on this system, ie brand etc?

[bkofoed]

I've looked into this a bit- though info is a bit hard to come by. I do know that the premium screen switches input by messages on the CAN bus, which apparently can be accessed at the fuse panel.

The trick will be to generate a CAN message to switch the screen to another input source (the one used by sat nav) and back. CAN is a not a simple interface, (multi-drop, with several car systems on it) so interfacing would need to be done with a dedicated CAN chip and a low end micro of some sort to generate messages.

Then there is the video signal interface, which I've heard is _not_ composite but some R/G/B format with sync on Green.

I wanted to add a PC under one of the seats and display to the ICC- using an infra-red remote to control an MP3 player - that plan is on hold till someone else makes a breakthrough or I get enthused and start pulling the dash out to play with it. (not too likely as I like driving it too much )

Later

BK

[Guest P'cisT]

There is already a aftermarket DVD player and Sat Nav available for use with the Premium Sound colour screen.

However ,it was about $5k.

Do you have any more info on this system, ie brand etc?

Not really, I just read a thread about it at FFs:

Linky

Components are Blaupunkt.

[aaronmihe]

OK - well thanks to the tip-off I had a quick squizz on the Blaupunkt site and came up with this press release!

http://www.blaupunkt.com.au/download/BA_Mu...dia_Release.pdf

Sounds pretty neat - will be curious to hear how much stuf of their you have to buy to get it though - would be cool If you could just buy the control interface and then add in the extra stuff like navigation and DVD... Peronsally I could care less about DVD, navigation would be cool - but when I can add it to my PPC device for about $900 I gotta wonder about the value of integration

[Guest P'cisT]

Nice find aaronmihe!

Does sound very sweet indeed! I would love Sat Nav and maybe the mp3 player. IF only pricing wasn't so steep!

[aaronmihe]

I'll thor w post in over at Performance Forums - a resident over there is just int he process of becoming a Blau dealer and see if he'll chase up more info on the development ....